Eminyakeni emithathu ngemuva kokukhishwa kwe-albhamu yabo yokugcina, i-Privateering (2012), Mark Knopfler uzoqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe eyedwa lapho ekhipha iphrojusa yakhe entsha, ezobizwa nge-Tracker. Enkulumweni yabezindaba yomsebenzi omusha, u-Knopfler waphawula: «Isihloko esikhethelwe i-albhamu 'I-Tracker' sivela emzamweni wami siqu kuwo wonke lamashumi eminyaka ukuthola indlela yami. Kusukela ekulandiseni kwami kabusha isikhathi engisiphilayo futhi sayiswa ezingomeni zami, ulwazi lwami lokuhlangana nabantu, ukuvakashela izindawo nokukhumbula izinto zesikhathi sami esidlule».
Umculo we-Universal ukuqinisekisile ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule ukuthi umsebenzi omusha kaKnopfler uzoqala ukudayiswa ngoMashi 17 ozayo kanye ne-albhamu ezobe inezingoma ezingu-11 ezingakaphumi zomculi owaziwayo waseScotland, edidiyelwe nguyena uKnopfler nozakwabo ajwayele ukusebenzisana naye, umdidiyeli waseBrithani uGuy. Fletcher futhi waqoshwa eBritish Grove Studios eLondon. Iqembu elakhelwe lo mkhiqizo lihlanganisa u-Mark Knopfler odlala isiginci, u-Guy Fletcher kumakhibhodi, u-John McCusker kwi-violin, uMike McGoldrick odlala umtshingo, u-Glenn Worf odlala ibhesi no-Ian Thomas odlala izigubhu, kanye nabaculi abayizivakashi u-Ruth Moody (we-The Wailin' Jennys. ) kumazwi, u-Nigel Hitchcock ku-sax no-Phil Cunningham ku-accordion.
'I-Tracker' izotholakala ngezindlela ezahlukene, i-CD ejwayelekile, i-Double vinyl, i-Deluxe double CD enamaculo ama-4 ebhonasi nebhokisi elikhethekile eliqukethe i-albhamu ngefomethi ye-CD ne-vinyl, i-CD yebhonasi enamaculo ayi-6 ebhonasi, ne-DVD ekhethekile eneshosha elifushane eliqondiwe okukhethekile. nguHenrik Hansen kanye nengxoxo noMark mayelana ne-albhamu kanye nezithombe eziyisi-6 kanye nokuphrinta kobuciko okunezinombolo.
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